Q.1:- Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive Earthquake in 2004 ?
- Irian Jaya
- Sumatra
- Kalibangan
- Java
Q.2:- The first non-stop air conditioned ‘DURANTO’ train was flagged off between ?
- Sealdah – New Delhi
- Mumbai – Howrah
- Bangalore – Howrah
- Chennai – New Delhi
Q.3:- Which among the following agencies released the report, Economic Outlook for 2009-10 ?
- Planning Commission
- PM’s Economic Advisory Council
- Finance Commission
- Reserve Bank of India
Q.4:- India and U.S. have decided to finalise agreements related to which of the following ?
- Trade and Investment
- Intellectual Property
- Traditional Knowledge
- All of the above
Q.5:- Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin ?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
Q.6:- Which of the following countries has recently become the third largest market for Twitter ?
- China
- India
- Brazil
- Indonesia
Q.7:- The exchange of commodities between two countries is referred as ?
- Balance of trade
- Bilateral trade
- Volume of trade
- Multilateral trade
Q.8:- Soil Erosion on hill slopes can be checked by ?
- Afforestation
- Terrace Cultivation
- Strip Cropping
- Contour Ploughing
Q.9:- Who coined the word ‘Geography’ ?
- Ptolemy
- Eratosthenese
- Hacataus
- Herodatus
Q.10:- Which of the following is called the “Ecological hot spot of India” ?
- Western Ghats
- Eastern Ghats
- Western Himalayas
- Eastern Himalayas
Q.11:- The art and science of map making is called ?
- Remote Sensing
- Cartography
- Photogrammetry
- Mapping
Q.12:- The age of the Earth can be determined by ?
- Geological Time Scale
- Radio Metric Dating
- Gravity Method
- Fossilization Method
Q.13:- The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was ?
- Vishnu Gupta
- Upa Gupta
- Brahma Gupta
- Brihadratha
Q.14:- The declaration that Democracy is a “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” was made by ?
- George Washington
- Winston Churchill
- Abraham Lincoln
- Theodore Roosevelt
Q.15:- The Lodi Dynasty was found by ?
- Ibrahim Lodi
- Sikandar Lodi
- Bahlol Lodi
- Khizr Khan
Q.16:- Harshvardhana was defeated by ?
- Prabhakaravardhana
- Pulakesin II
- Narasimhasvarma Pallava
- Sasanka
Q.17:- Who among the following was an illiterate ?
- Jahangir
- Shah Jahan
- Akbar
- Aurangzeb
Q.18:- Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ?
- Lord Ripon
- Lord Dalhousie
- Lord Bentinck
- Lord Curzon
Q.19:- India attained ‘Dominion Status’ on ?
- 15th January, 1947
- 15th August, 1947
- 15th August, 1950
- 15th October, 1947
Q.20:- Despotism is possible in a ?
- One party state
- Two party state
- Multi party state
- Two and multi party state
Q.21:- Marx belonged to ?
- Germany
- Holland
- France
- Britain
Q.22:- Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights ?
- Legislature
- Executive
- Political parties
- Judiciary
Q.23:- Sarkaria Commission was concerned with ?
- Administrative Reforms
- Electoral Reforms
- Financial Reforms
- Centre-State Relations
Q.24:- The Speaker of the Lok Sabha has to address his/her letter of resignation to ?
- Prime Minister of India
- President of India
- Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
- Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Q.25:- A want becomes a demand only when it is backed by the ?
- Ability to purchase
- Necessity to buy
- Desire to buy
- Utility of the product
Q.26:- The terms “Micro Economics” and “Macro Economics” were coined by ?
- Alfred Marshall
- Ragner Nurkse
- Ragner Frisch
- M. Keynes
Q.27:- During periods of inflation, tax rates should ?
- Increase
- Decrease
- Remain constant
- Fluctuate
Q.28:- Which is the biggest tax paying sector in India ?
- Agriculture Sector
- Industrial Sector
- Transport Sector
- Banking Sector
Q.29:- “Economics is what it ought to be” – This statement refers to ?
- Normative Economics
- Positive Economics
- Monetary Economics
- Fiscal Economics
Q.30:- The excess of price a person is to pay rather than forego the consumption of the commodity is called ?
- Price
- Profit
- Producers’ Surplus
- Consumer’s Surplus
Q.31:- Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are ?
- Oxidised in air
- Soluble in hyposolution
- Reduced by light
- Totally colourless
Q.32:- Tetra Ethyl Lead (TEL) is ?
- A catalyst in burning fossil fuel
- An Antioxidant
- A Reductant
- An antiknock compound
Q.33:- Curie point is the temperature at which ?
- Matter becomes radioactive
- A metal loses magnetic properties
- A metal loses conductivity
- Transmutation of metal occurs
Q.34:- The isotope used for the production of atomic energy is ?
- U-235
- U-238
- U-234
- U-236
Q.35:- The acceleration due to gravity at the equator ?
- is less than that at the poles
- is greater than that at the poles
- is equal to that at the poles
- does not depend on the earth’s centripetal acceleration
Q.36:- Which of the following is not a nucleon ?
- Proton
- Neutron
- Electron
- Positron
Q.37:- The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is ?
- Graphite
- Lead
- Carbon
- Mica
Q.38:- Angle of friction and angle of repose are ?
- equal to each other
- not equal to each other
- proportional to each other
- None of the above
Q.39:- Processor’s speed of a computer is measured in ?
- BPS
- MIPS
- Baud
- Hertz
Q.40:- ‘C’ Language is a ?
- Low Level Language
- High Level Language
- Machine Level Language
- Assembly Level Language
Q.41:- What happens to a person who receives the wrong type of blood ?
- All the arteries constrict
- All the arteries dialates
- The RBCs agglutinate
- The spleen and lymphnodes deteriorate
Q.42:- NIS stands for ?
- National Infectious Diseases Seminar
- National Irrigation Schedule
- National Immunisation Schedule
- National Information Sector
Q.43:- If all bullets could not be removed from gunshot injury of a man, it may cause poisoning by ?
- Mercury
- Lead
- Iron
- Arsenic
Q.44:- Ringworm is a ………. disease ?
- Bacterial
- Protozoan
- Viral
- Fungal
Q.45:- Pituitary gland is situated in ?
- the base of the heart
- the base of the brain
- the neck
- the abdomen
Q.46:- Who discovered cement ?
- Agassit
- Albertus Magnus
- Joseph Aspdin
- Janseen
Q.47:- According to RBI’s Report on the trend and progress of banking the Non-Performing assets (NPA’s) in India for 2008-09 for Indian Banks in 2008 have stood at ?
- 3 percent
- 6 percent
- 5 percent
- 2 percent
Q.48:- Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft Corporation has …… Indian languages fonts.
- 14
- 26
- 37
- 49
Q.49:- TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms associated with ?
- IMF
- WTO
- IBRD
- IDA
Q.50:- A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force ?
- For three months
- For six months
- For nine months
- Indefinitely